New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-08
MATTHEW'S AND THE SENATE.
SECRECY REMOVED FROM THE VOTE.

Mr.. INGALLs's CAUsTIC Neutrality-suspicious.
READING FOR MR.. CLEVELAND.
WASHINGTON, Feb THE rejection OF JamesC Mat
hews nominated TO be Recorder OF Deeds OF the Disc'
of Columbia will be sent to the President tomorrow the
order having given by the Senate today which az
the time removed the pju action OF secrecy from
the vote and all the papers relating to the case. Inc
papers comprise the formal resolution OF the senate re-
ecting the nomination. which the vote STOOD 81 70
II follows, Republicans in Roman; Democrats IN
italG
cno 1aw sdnSn Ru. Erars ecn@n awe
Hosr ingalls, Jones OF Nevada Mcmillan, Mahone Morga
Sherman. spooner ag TaneS Williams wilson Of
Gibson Hampion Harr Jones Of Arkansas kep.ersS9"
Mitchell OF Oregon Payne Vest, WaithaH. Wh"hoT"e-i'
Messrs. Berry, Butler Camden, GraU and hennh nave
announced that they would have voted in the negative
had they been present and paired. and Messrs Man
derson Miller, Stanford and Teller have announced that
they would have voted in the affirmative The following
document prepared Senator ingalls, and offered III tine
form Of resolution has been adopted by the senate 10
day and will with the rejection to the President
The vote upon the adoption of this resolution stood rs to
49, and the division upon strict party lines The IN
junction Of secrecy removed upon motion OF Gen.
aor Rddeberger which carried by vote of AZ to l.
(forgan).
In executive session.
Matthews Of was nominated March
place Of Freeres Dougas e'sssd 1mso ar hs
adjournment Of the 70 wit AGs1st is1S or the fes s
had been rejected by and he continued r the dis
charge duties during the recess OF Congress- on the
lanes Mathew Of New York to be Recorder OF Deeds
the District In OF cS s msssso the o P Pine en March
papers file and other information touching sur,
pensions from and appointments TO Office, the Presiueht
Don refusal TO confirm shall not assume the right to
ask tile Of the Senate nor question s
determination cannot think that anythns NOR. IS %
DISCHARGE OF our respective duties within
The nomination OF Matthews being apparently not strictly
he opy instance Of person rejected by Senate who has
been reapponted and again nomlns, ~ ior % ba evsnt
consequence TO accompany the o,
the nomination with the following statement IN Justihcaioh
his action;
The letter Of the President, which made public at
the time Is quoted after which Mr. ingalls, continues:
does consider that 1t Is required either 10 al
deny proprety or tho correctness o. me con
lecture the President to the reasons by which II Tss
President attempts to Justify The denomination o. n
D. mar nreylons OPP oston To appointment
among citizcnso the District has largely sgbsded S
faith ; toward our coiored iow-citEens. -,
Is s nsb e@s lave been when Matthews
appointed in August imued a.ey alter me %
sred hal there been any interval Tor local opposition
not aware that the gne; OF Ist recognition On
yoyed In the question and II has never before been
urged persons nomination for an ONCE hond e con-
white classification has been abos ed by the suppres
nn properly be recognized IN dealrg win
pubic affairs Senate however In view OF the message
OF President cannot orl ear 10 spps m since e mas
that Frederick Douglass was II ~ under
stood requested resign the office Of Recorder OF Dees IN me
Of columbia order that James 6 MATHEWS might
appointed the pace Without doubt tfedercS oqsisss
frhed representative OF the colore race
not IN country only but in the world Just recognton
would have rendered g. cOiOred ny inc
Frederick Doug rather than by his en- oeel
retirement order To reward an unknown ana obscure p.
had been slave and therefore me
enfranchised race only by accident Or eoOr, Inc
devotion Of the President to the political i a1t
have been equally attested and good faith might
haze strongly ovlnced BY the retention OF DOUGLASS IN
Tho office whose dshargng 10 the satisfaction
OF the people unless be understood that
nil on be only those members OF uat race
WHO are supposed entertain particular political opinions
In the " race disappears ana the tst
The official information other than that con,
,alnr In the message the President whether Matthew'S
white or black lie is admitted 10 be citizen OF Hew. OK
Tho Office u which nominated Is strictly local ne com
peunton performance OF Its duties IA not psd Dt e
oyerpmeut mainly 10y citizens OF the district haVng pa
ucrs 10 bc recorded His confirmation opposed n
uuanlmity the citizens OF the district WITHOUT
rerari 10 color politics occupation. The Just prnclp.s
az government this declarations OF both polt
cal aries iustify their that the duties or the once OF
Recorder Of should be ormed by some resident
The dstrc ACCEPTABLE those whose property Is 70 ne Al
by acs who tho entire expense OF us al